Fraction Flags: Learning from Children to Help Children Learn.

Kieren, Tom; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ531529

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Fraction Flags: Learning from Children to Help Children Learn.

Kieren, Tom; And Others

Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v2 n1 p14-19 Sep-Oct 1996

Describes "fraction flags", an activity through which fraction concepts can be explored. The activity was invented by 2 12-year-old students and this article is presented with emphasis on the students' viewpoint. It begins with an overview of the fractions unit and presents vignettes of students exploring the fraction flags. (AIM)

Descriptors: Fractions, Learning Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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